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Timeless Encounter: El Greco, Vitsentzos Kornaros, and Nikos Kazantzakis Statue
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Timeless Encounter: El Greco, Vitsentzos Kornaros, and Nikos Kazantzakis Statue
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Timeless Encounter: El Greco, Vitsentzos Kornaros, and Nikos Kazantzakis Statue
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The monument "Timeless Meeting" (Διαχρονική Συνάντηση), created by the sculptor Aspasia Papadoperakii, depicts an imaginary encounter of three famous Cretan figures on Leoforos Ikarou in front of the former Pancreta Bank in Nea Alikarnassos (Heraklion), which was unveiled in 2003.
Depicted personalities (from left to right)
Nikos Kazantzakis (1882–1957) – The world-famous writer and philosopher (known for Alexis Zorba).
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, called El Greco (1541–1614) – The famous Renaissance painter.
Vincenzo Kornaros (Vitsentzos Kornaros, 1558–1613) – The poet of the epic Erotokritos.
Depicted personalities (from left to right)
Nikos Kazantzakis (1882–1957) – The world-famous writer and philosopher (known for Alexis Zorba).
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, called El Greco (1541–1614) – The famous Renaissance painter.
Vincenzo Kornaros (Vitsentzos Kornaros, 1558–1613) – The poet of the epic Erotokritos.
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